Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being bent; flexible.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being bent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of the key points is that JO-ZERO's back is bendable, which is not only quite unique but obviously boosts agility quite a bit.
CrunchGear 2009
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Technologies such as bendable fiber and smaller optical network terminals that fit on desks rather [...]
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Hey, maybe he like her way with 'bendable' straws.
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Technologies such as bendable fiber and smaller optical network terminals that fit on desks rather [...]
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Ralph muttered a word of thanks and sipped from the kind of bendable plastic straw that you can only find in hospitals and nursing homes.
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Steve, I am under the impression that Darnes are not "bendable".
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Yet Sarah Palin's leaked demands (including three deluxe hotel rooms, a private aircraft that "must be a Lear 60 or larger", and a "bendable" straw) have made her not only the envy of our former expense-claiming MPs, for whom a simple moat is now an unattainable dream, but also the peer of many rock stars.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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"bendable" cement that's 500 times more resistant to cracking and 40 percent lighter than regular concrete.
Living on Shaky Ground Nancy Keates 2008
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For instance, the removable rear cover is a bendable, paper-thin plastic sheet that I found hard to snap on firmly.
A Galaxy S Sequel With Big-Screen Ambitions Walter S. Mossberg 2011
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The construction of the flat and bendable organic light emitting diodes allows new form factors such as using the traditional shape of a lamp but instead of having a light bulb the lampshade himself turns out to be the light source.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Rockin’ Chair Generates Energy 2009
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